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Hillary Chijindu Ezeaku - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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aid grants versus Technical Cooperation grants implications for inclusive growth in sub saharan africa 1984 2018
Journal of Public Affairs, 2020Co-Authors: Simplice A Asongu, Hillary Chijindu EzeakuAbstract:This study investigates the effects of aid grants on inclusive growth in 37 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1984-2018. Grant aid is decomposed into aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants. Two inclusive growth indicators are used namely: gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth and unemployment rate. The dynamic panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach which is employed comprises three different estimators; the pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG), and dynamic fixed effect (DFE). The Hausman diagnostics were used to assess the efficiency and consistency of the estimators. Based on the PMG estimator, our findings show that aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants exert a positive influence on GDP per capita growth in the long-run. However, while the observed influence of aid grants is found to be significant, Technical Cooperation grants display insignificant effects. In the short run, however, the PMG estimates show that aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants have negative and insignificant effects on GDP per capita growth. On the other hand, results based the DFE estimators reveal that neither of the aid grants has influenced the unemployment rate positively in the short-run. However, whereasKumi, E., Ibrahim, M., &Yeboah, T. (2017). Aid Volatility and Structural Economic Transformation in sub-Saharan Africa: Does Finance Matter? ERSA Working Paper, (655), 1–27. aid grants contribute significantly to the reduction of the unemployment rate in the long run, Technical Cooperation grants do not. This study complements the attendant literature by assessing how aid grants versus Technical Cooperation grants affect inclusive growth. The findings are relevant to international policy coordination for the attainment of sustainable development goals.
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aid grants vs Technical Cooperation grants implications for inclusive growth in sub saharan africa 1984 2018
Social Science Research Network, 2020Co-Authors: Simplice A Asongu, Hillary Chijindu EzeakuAbstract:This study investigates the effects of aid grants on inclusive growth in 37 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1984-2018. Grant aid is decomposed into aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants. Two inclusive growth indicators are used namely: gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth and unemployment rate. The dynamic panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach which is employed comprises three different estimators; the pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG), and dynamic fixed effect (DFE). The Hausman diagnostics were used to assess the efficiency and consistency of the estimators. Based on the PMG estimator, our findings show that aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants exert a positive influence on GDP per capita growth in the long-run. However, while the observed influence of aid grants is found to be significant, Technical Cooperation grants display insignificant effects. In the short run, however, the PMG estimates show that aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants have negative and insignificant effects on GDP per capita growth. On the other hand, results based the DFE estimators reveal that neither of the aid grants has influenced the unemployment rate positively in the short-run. However, whereas aid grants contribute significantly to the reduction of the unemployment rate in the long run, Technical Cooperation grants do not. This study complements the attendant literature by assessing how aid grants versus Technical Cooperation grants affect inclusive growth. The findings are relevant to international policy coordination for the attainment of sustainable development goals.
May Abdelwahab - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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safety in radiation oncology the role of international initiatives by the international atomic energy agency
Journal of The American College of Radiology, 2011Co-Authors: May Abdelwahab, Eduardo Rosenblatt, Ola Holmberg, Ahmed MeghzifeneAbstract:The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has a wide range of initiatives that address the issue of safety. Quality assurance initiatives and comprehensive audits of radiotherapy services, such as the Quality Assurance Team for Radiation Oncology, are available through the IAEA. Furthermore, the experience of the IAEA in thermoluminescence dosimetric audits has been transferred to the national level in various countries and has contributed to improvements in the quality and safety of radiotherapy. The IAEA is also involved in the development of a safety reporting and analysis system (Safety in Radiation Oncology). In addition, IAEA publications describe and analyze factors contributing to safety-related incidents around the world. The lack of sufficient trained, qualified staff members is addressed through IAEA programs. Initiatives include national, regional, and interregional Technical Cooperation projects, educational workshops, and fellowship training for radiation oncology professionals, as well as Technical assistance in developing and initiating local radiation therapy, safety education, and training programs. The agency is also active in developing staffing guidelines and encourages advanced planning at a national level, aided by information collection systems such as the Directory of Radiotherapy Centers and Technical Cooperation project personnel planning, to prevent shortages of staff. The IAEA also promotes the safe procurement of equipment for radiation therapy centers within a comprehensive Technical Cooperation program that includes clinical, medical physics, and radiation safety aspects and review of local infrastructure (room layout, shielding, utilities, and radiation safety), the availability of qualified staff members (radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and radiation technologists and therapists), as well as relevant imaging, treatment planning, dosimetry, and quality control items. The IAEA has taken the lead in developing a comprehensive program that addresses all of these areas of concern and is actively contributing to the national and international efforts to make radiation therapy safer in all settings, including resource-limited settings.
Simplice A Asongu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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aid grants versus Technical Cooperation grants implications for inclusive growth in sub saharan africa 1984 2018
Journal of Public Affairs, 2020Co-Authors: Simplice A Asongu, Hillary Chijindu EzeakuAbstract:This study investigates the effects of aid grants on inclusive growth in 37 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1984-2018. Grant aid is decomposed into aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants. Two inclusive growth indicators are used namely: gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth and unemployment rate. The dynamic panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach which is employed comprises three different estimators; the pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG), and dynamic fixed effect (DFE). The Hausman diagnostics were used to assess the efficiency and consistency of the estimators. Based on the PMG estimator, our findings show that aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants exert a positive influence on GDP per capita growth in the long-run. However, while the observed influence of aid grants is found to be significant, Technical Cooperation grants display insignificant effects. In the short run, however, the PMG estimates show that aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants have negative and insignificant effects on GDP per capita growth. On the other hand, results based the DFE estimators reveal that neither of the aid grants has influenced the unemployment rate positively in the short-run. However, whereasKumi, E., Ibrahim, M., &Yeboah, T. (2017). Aid Volatility and Structural Economic Transformation in sub-Saharan Africa: Does Finance Matter? ERSA Working Paper, (655), 1–27. aid grants contribute significantly to the reduction of the unemployment rate in the long run, Technical Cooperation grants do not. This study complements the attendant literature by assessing how aid grants versus Technical Cooperation grants affect inclusive growth. The findings are relevant to international policy coordination for the attainment of sustainable development goals.
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aid grants vs Technical Cooperation grants implications for inclusive growth in sub saharan africa 1984 2018
Social Science Research Network, 2020Co-Authors: Simplice A Asongu, Hillary Chijindu EzeakuAbstract:This study investigates the effects of aid grants on inclusive growth in 37 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1984-2018. Grant aid is decomposed into aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants. Two inclusive growth indicators are used namely: gross domestic product (GDP) per capita growth and unemployment rate. The dynamic panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach which is employed comprises three different estimators; the pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG), and dynamic fixed effect (DFE). The Hausman diagnostics were used to assess the efficiency and consistency of the estimators. Based on the PMG estimator, our findings show that aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants exert a positive influence on GDP per capita growth in the long-run. However, while the observed influence of aid grants is found to be significant, Technical Cooperation grants display insignificant effects. In the short run, however, the PMG estimates show that aid grants and Technical Cooperation grants have negative and insignificant effects on GDP per capita growth. On the other hand, results based the DFE estimators reveal that neither of the aid grants has influenced the unemployment rate positively in the short-run. However, whereas aid grants contribute significantly to the reduction of the unemployment rate in the long run, Technical Cooperation grants do not. This study complements the attendant literature by assessing how aid grants versus Technical Cooperation grants affect inclusive growth. The findings are relevant to international policy coordination for the attainment of sustainable development goals.
Ahmed Meghzifene - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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safety in radiation oncology the role of international initiatives by the international atomic energy agency
Journal of The American College of Radiology, 2011Co-Authors: May Abdelwahab, Eduardo Rosenblatt, Ola Holmberg, Ahmed MeghzifeneAbstract:The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has a wide range of initiatives that address the issue of safety. Quality assurance initiatives and comprehensive audits of radiotherapy services, such as the Quality Assurance Team for Radiation Oncology, are available through the IAEA. Furthermore, the experience of the IAEA in thermoluminescence dosimetric audits has been transferred to the national level in various countries and has contributed to improvements in the quality and safety of radiotherapy. The IAEA is also involved in the development of a safety reporting and analysis system (Safety in Radiation Oncology). In addition, IAEA publications describe and analyze factors contributing to safety-related incidents around the world. The lack of sufficient trained, qualified staff members is addressed through IAEA programs. Initiatives include national, regional, and interregional Technical Cooperation projects, educational workshops, and fellowship training for radiation oncology professionals, as well as Technical assistance in developing and initiating local radiation therapy, safety education, and training programs. The agency is also active in developing staffing guidelines and encourages advanced planning at a national level, aided by information collection systems such as the Directory of Radiotherapy Centers and Technical Cooperation project personnel planning, to prevent shortages of staff. The IAEA also promotes the safe procurement of equipment for radiation therapy centers within a comprehensive Technical Cooperation program that includes clinical, medical physics, and radiation safety aspects and review of local infrastructure (room layout, shielding, utilities, and radiation safety), the availability of qualified staff members (radiation oncologists, medical physicists, and radiation technologists and therapists), as well as relevant imaging, treatment planning, dosimetry, and quality control items. The IAEA has taken the lead in developing a comprehensive program that addresses all of these areas of concern and is actively contributing to the national and international efforts to make radiation therapy safer in all settings, including resource-limited settings.
Ridhi Kashyap - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the iaea Technical Cooperation programme and nuclear medicine in the developing world objectives trends and contributions
Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 2013Co-Authors: Juan Antonio Casaszamora, Ridhi KashyapAbstract:The International Atomic Energy Agency's Technical Cooperation (TC) programme helps Member States in the developing world with limited infrastructure and human resource capacity to harness the potential of nuclear technologies in meeting socioeconomic development challenges. As a part of its human health TC initiatives, the Agency, through the TC mechanism, has the unique role of promoting nuclear medicine applications of fellowships, scientific visits, and training courses, via technology procurement, and in the past decade has contributed nearly $54 million through 180 projects in supporting technology procurement and human resource capacity development among Member States from the developing world (low- and middle-income countries). There has been a growing demand in nuclear medicine TC, particularly in Africa and ex-Soviet Union States where limited infrastructure presently exists, based on cancer and cardiovascular disease management projects. African Member States received the greatest allocation of TC funds in the past 10 years dedicated to building new or rehabilitating obsolete nuclear medicine infrastructure through procurement support of single-photon emission computed tomography machines. Agency support in Asia and Latin America has emphasized human resource capacity building, as Member States in these regions have already acquired positron emission tomography and hybrid modalities (positron emission tomography/computed tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography) in their health systems. The strengthening of national nuclear medicine capacities among Member States across different regions has enabled stronger regional Cooperation among developing countries who through the Agency's support and within the framework of regional cooperative agreements are sharing expertise and fostering the sustainability and productive integration of nuclear medicine within their health systems.
